Sunday, December 26, 2004

Shotokan Karate Kihon

Ocean's Twelve

History
The owner of the vault that the eleven were robbed in the first film back, the more pissed off than ever, and wants to get back his money with a lot of interest. Ocean is so compelled to call his former comrades of snacks to score some hits in order to recover the money necessary to restore to Benedict and not lose the feathers .. but to go against the gang of thieves is NightFox, a rogue special abilities.

\u0026lt;td> \u0026lt;td> \u0026lt;/ td> \u0026lt;td> Original title: Ocean's Twelve Country: U.S. Year: 2004 Genre: Action / Thriller Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Vincent Cassel, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Martina Stella Production: Steven Soderbergh, Jerry Weintraub, George Clooney Distribution: Warner Bros \u0026lt;/ tr> \u0026lt;/ td>


Comment:
Shrek 2 is just the exception that proves the rule: sequels are always worse than the first film. If Ocean's Eleven was a story well done with some clever plot twist placed here and there, his entourage plot has a much more complex, unnecessarily complex, confusing the viewer with constant jumps in time and space, a series of twists absolutely * ridiculous *. And what about the dialogues? I wonder if they were written, or simply improvised by the actors! Ridiculous. Result? A film .. ugly.
I'm not questioning directed by Soderbergh, absolutely flawless, that's beautifully photographed scenes of European cities in which they act our little friends .. but this is not enough, and apparently not even enough to cast even more stellar in the first with the addition of Catherine Zeta Jones, Bruce Willis and Vincent Cassel (in the shoes of a thief who is just laugh and probably should not be so).
However, in this cluster of ideas put together in some way, in my view a scene worthy of note is that we see Miss Julia Roberts (a little 'sciupatina to tell the truth) who plays Tess pretends to be Julia Roberts .. divine! :)
But in the end, then, "Ocean's Twelve" does not involve, not excited, does not take, not take off. Never. And then finally finishes, and I'm sorry for the money you have thrown on this latest commercial uses found an old trail of success.

Bella only cover
* 4.5 *

Friday, December 24, 2004

From Old Lady Maxine.

Shrek 2

History
After the wedding even as two ogres Shrek and Fiona are enjoying a honeymoon as any newlywed couple respectable. Back home, the swamp, they receive an unexpected invitation from Fiona's parents, directly from the kingdom of "Far Far Away" , who are eager to know the handsome prince that would save their daughter, locked in a tower because of its small defect to become green and horrible at night ..
will remain a bit 'disappointed!

\u0026lt;td> \u0026lt;td> \u0026lt;/ td> \u0026lt;td> Original title: Shrek 2 Country: U.S. Year: 2004 Genre: Animation / Comedy Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon Cast (voices): Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cameron Diaz (Fiona), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots), Rupert Everett (Prince Charming) Production: Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Lipman, Aron Warner, John H. Williams Distribution: UIP \u0026lt;/ tr> \u0026lt;/ td>


Comment:
soul the second chapter in the saga of Shrek, Dreamworks proves again (yet another) his talent genius, creating a work that surely sbancherà the box office in our country. What had made the first Shrek
a success? The irony, indeed parody of the classic fairy tales, the most famous fairy-tale characters .. And so in the sequel the makers have rightly decided to get down to that effect, with the result of a fun job for kids, funny for the older ones and a feast for film buffs: the first scene is presented to the last an endless parade of film quotes, with an irony that unparalleled desecrate the biggest myths of the small and big screen. Without spoilers, do not like talking about the world of "Far Far Away" ("Far Far Away"), playing the Hollywood fairy tale (with a typical written on the hills, the villas of famous people and chiccosi shops!) but also the reference to Star Wars .. and I could go on and on but I will not reveal anything more to those who still go to enjoy the movie ..
Some say that the plot is totally absent to make room for a series of gag ends in themselves, but I am totally disagree. The plot is, the meaning is not lacking and, indeed, the message is launched should not be underestimated in a hat with a major label like Dreamworks for the courage of the inclusion in the film "Kids" items that are a ironical attack on the American society: We are winning ugly on beautiful, a transvestite, a Pinocchio tastes doubt, a wolf "gender confused" and other characters from "unconventional". We would have to do a special praise for the Hispanic cat with boots but, like swordsman Zorro, lose some 'without the dubbing of the original Banderas (a bit' as with the reference to Justin Timberlake, hanging in the room Fiona , voiced by Cameron Diaz).
summary, it is a film not to be missed if you want to laugh (but so much !!!), and I would say that it never hurts.

* 9 *
PS To read an interesting list of movies quotes (e nn solo) proposals in Shrek 2 click here , but only after seeing the film!